Phonograph envelope and method of making the same



M. G. MARKGRAF. PHONOGRAPH ENVELOPE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

I II I I HU I I I I I HI HHHHH J 1/ APPLICATION FILEDv MAIL 31' 1921.

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Application filed March a, 1921.

To all to 7mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, h Lino G. IVTARKGRAF, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PhonographEnvelopes and Methods of Making the Same, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to phonograph envelopes or files, adapted toreceive phone graph records for filing or for other purposes, an objectof the invention being to provide an improved envelope or file and animproved method of making the same, wherein the envelope will have aplurality of pockets or compartments opening in different directions,and will be constructed in a novel manner so as to provide a pluralityof compartments of different areas. 7

A further object of this invention is to provide a simple doublecompartment envelope made from a blank or sheet of paper or othersuitable material, and which may be inexpensively and readilymanufactured, efficient and serviceable in use, and which will requirein the making thereof a minimum of steps or operations. Other objects ofthis invention will appear in the following description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawlng forming a part of thespecification and wherein like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in the several views and wherein Fig. 1 is aperspective view of an envelope embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is aperspective view illustrating the reverse side of the envelope; F ig. 3is a perspective View illustrating the method of folding the sides toform the compartments; and Fig. at is a plan view of the blank fromwhich the envelope is formed.

In its preferred form herein shown and described my improved phonographrecord envelope is formed from a blank 5 which is of suitable length toform, when divided or folded, preferably 8 sides. As illustrated in Fig.4: the adjacent sides are of varylng length in the direction of thelength of the blank, side 6 being shorter than side 7, and the latterbeing shorter than the side 8. The adjacent sides 7 and 8 are providedwith oppositely projecting tabs 9 and 10 respectively, which asillustrated are diagonally located with respect to each other. The side8 is also provided at its end and at right angles to the tab 10 with aprojecting ,tab or Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.

Serial No. 449,567.

portion 11. The sides 6 and 8 form the ends of the blank and when thesame is folded to form a two-compartment envelope, they form the outersides of the envelope, the side 7 forming the intermediate 'sidethereof.

In the operation of folding the blank 5 thereby to form a duplexenvelope, the sides 6 and 7 are preferably folded simultaneously orsuccessively, substantially along the dotted lines 12 and 13 (see Fig.1). The intermediate'side 7 is thus folded over upon the outer side 8and the outer side 6 is folded in the opposite direction upon theintermediate side 7. As the sides 6 and 7 are thus superimposed upon theside 8, the projecting portion 11 is folded back substantially along thedotted line 15 (see Fig. 4;) upon the outside of side 6. Thus in Oneoperation the parts 6, 7 and 11 are folded as above described, theenvelope then being'directed through suitable mechanism and thediagonally located tabs 9 and 10 folded over in a single operation uponthe side 6 and the tab 11 as shown in Fig. 1. The various tabs aresealed or otherwise secured to the side portion 6 during the foldingoperations.

The envelope thus constructed comprises a pair of compartments orpockets 20 and 21 opening in transverse direction as illustrated inFigs. 1 and 2, the compartment 20 in this instance opening'at the sideand the compartment 21 opening at the top. By reason of the fact thatthe side 6 is shorter or narrower than the side 7, the outer edge 14: ofthe side 6 upon folding the blank will terminate short of the outerfolded edge 18, thus providing a projecting portion 16 extending beyondthe outside edge of the side pocket 20. Furthermore by virtue of thefact that the side 7 is shorter or narrower than the side 8, uponfolding the blank the folded edge 12 will terminate short of the foldededge 15. The depth of the pocket 20 being determined by the position ofthe folded edge 12 with relation to the edge 15, it will be seen that byfolding the sides 6 and 7 so that the edge 12 will terminate short ofthe edge 15, a compartment 20 will be formed having a less area than thepocket 21. This will be readily observed by reason of the fact that theouter side 8 of the larger compartment 21 projects at each end beyondthe outer side 6 of the compartment 20.

The sides 6 and 8 may be cut away as at 17 and 18 to facilitate theinsertion and withdrawal of records from the compartments. The side 6 isprovided with a circular opening 19 through which the face of the recordwill be exposed. If desired an opening similar to this may be providedin the side 8. It will be seen that upon insertion of a record in thecompartment or pocket 20, part of the record will project beyond theedge 1 1 by virtue of the fact that the folded edge 12 formssubstantially a means for limiting the effective area of thecompartment. The projecting portion 16 is provided with an indicatingline 22 over which the record is adopted to project and hence when therecord is removed the fact that the space be yond the edge 14:ordinarily occupied or covered by the record is not covered willindicate to the dealer the necessity of re-supplying the compartment.Such indicating means may take the form of the signal means illustratedin my Patent No. 1,379,198, May 29, 1921. Suitable provision fordescriptive matter may be made on the projecting portion 16 as shown at23.

Although I have described my invention in its preferred form it is to beunderstood that I do' not limit myself to the construction herein shownand described but may make any or all changes coming within the scope ofthe appended claims.

1 claim as my invention:

1. An envelope adapted for filing phono graph records and comprising apair of outer sides and an intermediate side, a pair-thereof havingoppositely projecting tabs foldable over upon the same side thereby toform apairof compartments opening in directions transverse to eachother.

2. An envelope adapted for filing phonograph records and comprising apair of outer sidesand anintermediate side, a pair there of havingoppositely projecting tabs located diagonally with respect to said pairof sides and foldable over upon the'same' side thereby to form a pair ofcompartments opening in directions transverse to each other.

3. An envelope adapted for filing phonograph records and comprising apair of outer sides and an intermediate side, a pair thereof havingoppositely projecting tabs foldable over upon an outer side thereby toform a pair of compartments opening in different directions.

4:. An envelope adapted for filing phonograph recordsformed from a blankhaving one end and an intermediate portion provided with oppositelyprojecting tabs located diagonally with respect to said end andintermediate portions, and folded to form a plurality of compartments orpockets opening in different directions.

5. Anenvelope adapted for filing phonograph records formed from a blankhaving one end and an intermediate portion pro vided with oppositelyvprojecting tabs located diagonally with respect to said. end andintermediate port-ions, and folded to form a plurality of compartmentsor pockets open ing in directions transverse to each other, one of saidcompartments having walls of different lengths.

6. An envelope adapted for filing phonograph records formed from ablank'having oppositely projecting tabs and folded to form a pluralityof compartments or pockets opening in different directions, one pockethaving greater area than another.

7. An envelope adapted for filing phonograph records formed from a blankhaving oppositely projecting tabs and folded to form a plurality ofcompartments or pockets opening in difierent directions, one pocketprojecting beyond another.

8. An envelope adapted for filing phonograph records formed from a blankhaving oppositely projecting tabs and folded to form a plurality ofcompartments or pockets opening in different directions, one pocket"comprising a side having a projecting portion ex ending beyond a side ofanother pocket, said first side having a part of the projecting portionfolded to overlap said last side.

9. An envelope adapted for filing phonograph records comprising aplurality of sides superimposed upon one another, a pair thereofprovided with oppositely projecting tabs, said envelope being formed byfolding a pair of sides upon another side, said tabs being folded uponthe same side thereby to form a plurality of compartments opening indifferent directions. v

10. An envelope adapted for filing phonograph records formed from ablankhaving oppositely projecting tabs and folded to form a plurality ofcompartments or pockets openin in different directions, one pockethaving a wall projecting beyond the opposite ends of a wall of anotherpocket.

11. An envelope adapted for filing phonograph records comprising a pairof outer sides and an intermediate side, a pair thereof provided withoppositely projecting tabs, said intermediate side being folded upon anouter side and said other outer side being folded upon said intermediateside, said tabs and a part of said first outer side being folded uponsaid last outer side thereby to form a plurality of compartments openingin different directions.

12. An envelope adapted for filing pho nograph records comprising a pairof outer sides and an intermediate side of different lengths to form apair of compartments of different areas, a pair thereof provided withoppositely projecting tabs, said intermediate side being folded upon oneouter side and said other outer side being folded upon said intermediateside, said tabs and a part of said first outer side being folded uponsaid last outer side thereby to form a plurality of compartments openingin different directions.

13. An envelope adapted for filing phonograph records comprising a pairof outer sides and an intermediate side provided with three tabsextending in different directions, said intermediate side and an outerside being folded successively upon the other outer side and all of saidtabs being folded upon the same side thereby to form a pair ofcompartments opening in different directions.

14. An envelope for filing phonograph records adapted to form aplurality of com partments opening in different directions, one thereofextending in a plurality of directions beyond another.

15.' An envelope for filing phonograph records adapted to form aplurality of compartments opening in different directions, one of saidcompartments having one of its sides folded short of aside of a secondcornpartment thereby to limit the area of the first.

16. An envelope for filing phonograph records adapted to form aplurality of compartments opening in different directions, one of saidcompartments having one of its sides folded short of a side of a secondcompartment thereby to limit the area of the first said last side havinga part overlappiig the folded edge of said-first folded si e.

17. The method of making a phonograph envelope having a plurality ofcompartments, which consists in providing means of suflicient length andwidth to form three sides, then folding a pair of contiguous sidessuccessively upon the same side of the third side to form a plurality ofcompartments opening in different directions.

18. The method of making a phonograph envelope having a plurality ofcompartments Which consists in providing a blank of suf ficient lengthand Width to form at least three sides, then folding the majorcontinuous portion of said blank in different directions upon the otherportion to form a plurality of superimposed sides, then sealing certainof the edges thereof to form a -plu rality of compartments opening indifferent directions.

19. The method of making a phonograph envelope which consists inproviding a blank of suitable size to form at least three sides andproviding certain of said sides with oppositely projecting tabs, thenfolding a pair of sides upon a third side and folding said tabs upon thesame side thereby to form a pair of compartments opening in differentdirections.

Signed at 1822 Park Row Bldg, Yew York city, New York this 1st day ofMarch,

MARC G. MARKGRAF.

